The miners insist on approving the draft law on amendments to the decree “On the state budget of Ukraine in 2018” to provide 2.8 billion UAH to the coal industry.

“This will allow us buying machinery and equipment and keep jobs”, Mikhail Volynets, the chairman of the Independent Miners Union of Ukraine, said.

The miners met with the prime minister and the minister of energy and coal industry, as well as the ministry specialists.

Earlier Lvivugol miners blocked the international highway Lviv-Rava-Russkaya demanding their salary debts to be cleared. (Ukrainian metal)

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